Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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